By Peggy Noonan: He picked the candidates to back, made the decisions on strategy, decided what to say and when to spend the money in his war chest.
Publication: Wall Street Journal
Alito and Thomas Can’t Retire Now
Such a nakedly political move would undercut any effort to preserve the high court’s independence.
So Trump Didn’t Steal the Elections?
And wouldn’t you know, President Trump didn’t steal the 2026 elections after all. Democrats and the press spent months publicly fantasizing on variations of that theme. Turns out, this was another partisan panic attack, promoted to gin up interest and enthusiasm.
Republicans Forgot How to Win Elections
It took arrogance to shrink the coalition while running unlikable candidates with bad personal character.
Will Dems Misread Their Victory?
Americans voted to rebuke Trump, not for a repeat of Biden-era left-wing overreach.
Haley Stevens Breaks with El-Sayed Over Campaign “Hate”
El-Sayed has himself to blame for this party rupture. He has made little effort to court Democrats who opposed him in the primary, or even to ease concerns about his nasty views about Israel and the American Jews who support it. His assumption has been that he can coast into the Senate on a tide of hostility to Donald Trump,
Dems’ Disastrous Final Week Foreshadows Post-Election Drama
Dysfunction in Michigan and mystery in Alaska mean party leaders have healing work to do—no matter the results on Tuesday
Transgenderism and the Democrats
The party can’t seem to get over its attachment to this bizarre, esoteric and deeply unpopular cause.
Thank God for Brave Men
Women don’t typically run toward danger the way Kaylub Giamanco did to stop a school shooting in Bend, Ore.
“Decoy Dan” Is Peltola’s Alaska Plant
Her former campaign manager says the other Sullivan was recruited to confuse GOP voters.
Blaming the Jews for Everything in Michigan
An ad for El-Sayed says Israel is the cause of inflation in the U.S. Mr. El-Sayed’s campaign says it is isn’t responsible for the ad, though he notably hasn’t denounced its message.
The Statue of Liberty May Be France’s Only Good Idea
The country that gave us the guillotine, terrorism, Marxism, wealth taxes and riots in the streets.
Obama Goes Socialist, Scorns Cheesecake
He throws in with Florida’s Angie Nixon and condescends to Middle America.
Slotkin Promises Endless Lawfare
The Michigan senator warns young people that working for Trump could harm their careers.
The Democratic Hormuz Alternative
‘Just get out,’ Troy Jackson says. And let Iran charge terror tolls?
The Case for Firing Squads
Firing squads can be messy, but if we are willing to carry out executions, we should not shield ourselves from the reality that we are shedding human blood. If we, as a society, cannot stomach the splatter from an execution carried out by firing squad, then we shouldn’t be carrying out executions at all.
The Riots in France Could Happen Here
Without entitlement reform, the U.S. won’t avoid the fiscal miseries that roil the Paris streets.
How the Sexual Revolution Led to the Cornell 7 Rape Case
Both the boys and the girls are encouraged to have sex, including with strangers, including while inebriated. The only rule is that everyone must consent at all times, which sounds simple enough. But, for a young man, this simple rule demands fine-tuned social judgment.
France’s Bonfire of Inanities
Leftists riot in defense of a welfare state the country can no longer afford.
Trump Has the Right Instincts on AI
He knows the risks if Chinese models are left to dominate the future.
The Battle of Hormuz Is Turning
Did you notice the sudden media realization that the oil export pressure is now working against Iran? New reports from tanker-tracking groups confirm what the Trump Administration has been saying: Adm. Brad Cooper and the forces of U.S. Central Command have turned around the battle of the Strait of Hormuz.
A Blundering 2026 Midterm Campaign
By Karl Rove: Messaging is one of the few areas of Team Trump’s execution we can judge in real time. The past month it’s been awful.
Woke 2 Still Looks Pretty Crazy
Many progressives are still obsessed by victimhood and group identity, which is a big part of what produced Woke 1. AOC might now prefer to laugh off those ideas. Abolish police? Get rid of Thanksgiving? Ha ha, what a crazy time that was. Yet read today’s news, and it’s easy to wonder whether the fever on the left has even begun to break.
The “Affordability” Democrats? You’ve Got to Be Kidding
From healthcare to housing to energy, their policies have made life more expensive.